Madam, – I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw that Kilkenny hosted a Holy Communion Fair along the lines of a wedding fair (Michael Parsons, Home News, May 3rd) at the weekend. Is this what it has come to?
It is supposed to be a religious occasion, not an occasion for girls of eight years of age to have “colour confidence consultations”. And who are the ones making hair appointments for these girls? The parents! How very sad.
How can these little girls get a real idea of the sacrament they are about to receive when their heads are filled non-stop, no doubt, with all this frippery. – Yours, etc,